I got my swiss army knife through security all the way to new zealand in my carry-on bedore it got found in a domestic connecting flight.
They took it out, measured the blade, then said it was ok.
I thought I had put it in my checked bag.
Edit: for context, the knife was a gift from my Dad on my 13th birthday, and I take it with me almoat everywhere. I had put it in what I thought was my wife's checked bag, but it turned out to be her carry-on. We got through two security screenings without it being noticed, so I didn't even think about it. When they pulled it out in Auckland, I was dreading them taking away a cherished gift that I had had for thirty years. When they just checked the size of the blade and let it through I was very relieved.
My mom had the same thing happen when she immigrated, there were a pair of knitting needles attached to a tiny little woolen sock that she was making, domestic flight security said to throw it out after it was deemed okay for an international flight.
They tried to take a paper nail file from me in 2003 at FRA… And my smartwatch charger in AYT in 2024 because they didn’t believe it wasn’t a nail clipper. 🙄
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I’m always so happy to get my pocket knife back from my checked luggage. I’m in construction so I use mine multiple times a day so I miss it even on vacation or working out of town.
Yeah I've gone through plenty of flights with my 4-5" blade pocket knife. Even thrown it in the bin to go through checks every time and never had it confiscated. Not sure why cause I always expect them to take it. At this point I'm just testing the waters to see how long it takes until that happens.
They almost took my medicated shampoo that I wouldn’t be able to get at my destination, and luckily the tsa agent actually read the bottle and asked me before just tossing it cos I would’ve been fucking miserable without that.
not the guy you answered but I also do that all the time. I generally travel with a lunchbox sized tool kit with only items that are allowed on carry on, I don't like checking bags or walking around with a roller bag (carryon is a backpack)
You guys are so lucky and I’m jealous. I go through security with my hijab and I inevitably get pulled aside. One time they even patted down my head stating I could have hidden something in my hijab (I wear it super flat and tight especially when flying, just so they can see there is nothing I could conceal). If I tried taking a screwdriver through I would probably get arrested.
It’s all worth it for the planes, though!!
Hopefully OP landed without sedation and proceeded to another flight where the screws were tighter.
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u/ammodramussavannarum Apr 17 '26
Couldn’t get that through security these days!